Honor Roll and This Week's Signings (and last week's Honor Roll and signings)
Honor Roll
Longtime trainer Vonnie Hitchock of Northside went from regional nominee for the 2018-19 Newell National Trainer of the Year Award to, well, the winner.
It recognizes "area athletic trainers who help keep athletes safe and healthy."
Hitchock, also a trainer with Houston Healthcare Hospital, is an Auburn grad and was sponsored by Middle Georgia Orthopaedics for the award. …
Georgia College's Robin Möller won the national Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award.
He is the second Bobcat to win the award, joining Luiza Biktyakova in 2003.
The award goes to "outstanding individuals in all divisions at the regional and national level. This award goes to NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and JUCO men's and women's players who have exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements," according to the release.
He went 15-2 last season and ranked 18th nationally among singles players. ...
Perry grad Cal Gentry earned a spot on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-Southeast Region team.
The Georgia College junior won the Peach Belt batting title with a .413 average with 42 runs and 30 RBI to go with three homers.
The only other two-time All-Region pick for the Bobcats was Matthew Miller. ...
Houston County's Tyler Daly is the DiVarsity coach of the year for Class 6A girls. ...
For Southern Conference baseball all-conference - and SEC, ACC, and Sun Belt - go here.
This Week's Signings
Sada'ja Price of Northeast has signed with Central Georgia Tech to play women's basketball. ... Putnam County's Zack Waller signed Wednesday to play football at Hiram College. ...
Jameson Bryant of Jones County signed with Southern Crescent Technical College on Wednesday. ...
All-Central Georgia defender Desmond Williams of Mary Persons signed Monday to play football at East Central Community College in Mississippi. ...
Perry's Leah Spears has signed with Middle Georgia State for volleyball. ...
Southwest's Leiaysha Sierra Wilson signed Tuesday to play women's basketball at Southern Crescent Technical College. ...
Morgan Lee of Warner Robins has signed to keep playing soccer at Berry. ...
Trevon Williams of Warner Robins won't play far from home, signing Wednesday with Middle Georgia State for men's basketball.
Last week’s Honor Roll
Tattnall grad Allie Gordon was named the National Christian College Athletic Association Mid-East Co-Player of the Year on Friday afternoon.
She accumulated 71 points to tie Summer Collins of Kentucky Christian to earn Co Mid-East Player of the Year honors.
The freshman played in every game this season, leading the Blazers in batting (.378), homers (5), RBI (25), slugging (.551), and on-base percentage (.433). ...
Middle Georgia State's Zach Cornell is the 2018-19 SSAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Thursday.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore eligibility, have a 3.5 GPA and must have competed in 50 percent of competitions.
The junior from Cartersville has a 3.55 GPA in marketing, and was the SSAC co-player of the year as wella s all-conference.
He batted. 426 with 6 runs, 83 hits, 12 homers, and 61 RBI, while leading the NAIA in fielding (1.000) and ranking 14th in average and hits, 19th in RBI. ...
Georgia College's Robin Möller was given the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award in the Southeast Region.
The two-year member of the Bobcats, owner of a 3.94 GPA, and All-PBC pick in singles and doubles moved on to the national ballot. ...
Georgia College third baseman Garrett Green made the Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Southeast Region second team.
He batted .341 with 28 RBI, 30 runs and 13 doubles. ...
Tony Locey had a good week, starting with SEC pitcher of the week honors.
He won on a Friday night for hte second straight time, beating Auburn with seven innings, 10 strikeouts and a walk.
Then he was named a semifinalist for the Pitcher of the Year Award, presented by the College Baseball Foundation (CBF).
The Houston County grad is 10-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 14 starts. He's in the top 10 in wins and fewest hits per nine innings, while holding opponents to a .167 average.
Locey has been a part of three one-hitters this season including a seven-inning start in beating fifth-ranked Vanderbilt and going six innings in a win over No. 21 Missouri.
Georgia College's Amber Coy, a Houston County grad, was selected for the Google Cloud/College Sports Information Directors Academic All-District Team, the organization announced recently.
It's her second appearance on the District 3 team, which includes players from the Peach Belt, South Atlantic, and Conference Carolinas.
She has a 4.0 in nursing, and advances to the Academic All-America ballot, with the winner announced on June 5.
Last week's signings
CGTC's Ijon Owens won't be going far to continue his basketball career, signing with Middle Georgia State. Owens transferred from Andrew College, where he was the GCAA freshman of the year. He started 26 games in 2018-19 for the Titans.
Teammate Aaron Ridley III is, though, signing with Cumberlands University. ...
Jones County's Jamair Stewart has signed with Brewton-Parker for men's soccer.